POSITION SUMMARY:

The Speech-Language Pathologist serves Keshet’s High School (Skokie) and Transition Program (Highland Park). In this role, the Speech-Language Pathologist provides assessments, therapeutic intervention, and direct instruction to Keshet students through individual sessions, push-in services, and co-facilitation with other related service team members.

The Speech-Language Pathologist collaborates with a multidisciplinary team to support Keshet students, classroom staff, and families, promoting the development and success of each individual.

 

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Consult and collaborate with parents, educators and other professionals to design and implement therapeutic and instructional interventions to address student differentiated communication and language acquisition.


• Participate in the assessment of communication skills, administering and interpreting evaluation results as appropriate.


• Craft individual IEP and write evaluation assessment reports. 


• Use data and assessment information to guide interventions and strategies on an ongoing basis. 


• Provide direct services to students to develop communication skills necessary for social and educational progress.


• Demonstrate an expertise in working with students with significant intellectual and physical disabilities.


• Provide expertise regarding development and interventions related to acquisition of language during problem solving and team meetings.


• Participate in continuing professional development to improve and enhance knowledge and skills. 


• Identify and implement augmentative and alternative communication technology systems to support students’ communication.  Utilize technology to assist students in developing communication skills (alternative as well as common usage). 


• Be knowledgeable about and follow legal requirements and ethical codes of the professional of Speech-Language Pathology. 


• Assist staff in integration communication technology into curricula.